Category Archives: DC
Beware the Batman Teaser
Because the universe will shrivel and die a cold death if there isn’t currently a Batman cartoon show on the air, here is our first teaser to Beware the Batman. It’s going to be a CGI show coming out sometime…who knows. I’m not very interested, because there’s no Robin, and Alfred is going to be packing heat. Me thinks the studio executives had a hand in creating this one. I suppose we’ll just add it to the pile of Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
6 Super-Villains Based on Randomly Lame Objects
Never let it be said that all the good super-villain themes are taken. If you can settle for not being the next Joker or Doctor Doom of the world, there are a whole host of possibilities for the up-and-coming villain of tomorrow! There are whole arsenals of deadly weapons to base yourself on or an always expanding and ever fearsome animal kingdom! Or why not combine the two? Did someone say Pistol Shrimp?
Or maybe you can just base your villain identity on whatever you find lying around.
Vacuum...Woman? Maybe? Too sexist?
Not everybody can have a real stellar super-villain identity like Magneto or Doctor Octopus. Sometimes super-villains need to get creative. And sometimes maybe they shouldn’t have even bothered. Here are 6 super-villains who weren’t trying very hard.
Superman or the Flash? Who is Faster?
Who is faster: Superman or the Flash?
It’s a question as old as comic books themselves, and the subject of intense fan speculation. Heck, it even comes up in the comics all the time, with the two characters having race after race after race. These characters are not blind to their own selfish boasts.
Place your bets
The competition has been disputed in several different TV versions of the heroes, and was also featured randomly in an episode of Lost. Clearly there is some debate on the issue. So in the interest of writing a geeky blog, I thought I would weigh in. And I’m really curious to hear your answers.
Click the jump to find out who I think is faster!
I Really, Really, Really Want Spider-Man to Hook Up with Ms. Marvel
Let’s talk about romance in comic books for a minute. Even with all the big fights and awesome powers, superhero stories almost always have a little romance in them. Superman has Lois Lane, Batman has Catwoman, Cyclops and Wolverine were always fighting over Jean Grey; love has always been a key component to comic books. As it should be.
But I have to ask, why, oh why, do superheroes never hook up with other superheroes?
And can we change that by getting together Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel? Please? They’d be so cute together!
They could even fight super-villains together! Adorable!
When it comes to superhero relationships, they really only seem to have one option: stay in love with the character they were hooked up with way back when they first debuted. Comic book fans notoriously hate change and want to maintain the long-standing status quo. That history is what keeps these classic couples together, moreso than anything that actually benefits either character. So modern day comic book writers would rather retread old ground in the romance department than give the fans something new and exciting.
But I want that excitement!
In recent years, comic book publishers have been taking baby steps into the realm of giving their characters new relationships, thereby creating new dynamics and new stories. Like Storm and Black Panther or Cyclops and Emma Frost. Well now I want these publishers to embrace this idea and forge full steam ahead by taking the most love-lorn of all superheroes, Spider-Man, and giving him an awesome, new super-powered girlfriend!
Static Shock: Blackout is Here!
I posted the teaser trailer for this fan film a few months ago, and now that the whole 13-minute video is out, I thought I’d post the whole thing! I never cared for Static Shock, but brilliance in geek filmmaking should be praised. The team does a good job and it’s well shot. The character definitely fits with the more amateurish feel.
It was made by a guy named Stefan Dezil and his people. Definitely worth your time.
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